Previewing Stars-Oilers with Bob Sturm

Breaking down the third-round series with my pal Bob, as we do for each playoff series in Dallas.

Stars-Oilers, again.

One of the great things about rematches, especially at this stage, how they evolve and teach us more about the respective teams. It’s how rivalries are born and when we look at long-term trajectory in the Western Conference, and the playoff format, it feels like this is a matchup that will inevitably happen again in the future, too.

To preview the series, like we’ve done for each of the first two rounds, I got together with my pal Bob Sturm to chat out the topics and storylines.

Bob is one of the best covering all sports in DFW (and golf, I love his golf writing), and you should probably follow his work here if you are looking more.

Let’s dive right in.

Bob: How exciting is the reality we have in front of us, Sean! We are going to have a rematch of the Western Conference Finals from 2024 by running it back in 2025. 

Before we get too far into the next series, let’s play a game of what is good and what is not so good about the state of the Dallas Stars right now.